After a day like yesterday, there really is no way to recover other than to put one (figurative) foot in front of the other. That sounds really easy when even your figurative feet aren’t in working order. My chair was officially dead when I woke up this morning, meaning there would be no drunk driving through the…
Category: my “tribe”
They say friends are the family you get to choose. I’m lucky guy who gets an amazing mix of both.
This Guy.
He is the ultimate fixer, a jack of all trades. He hit home runs on the ball field, won races on the motocross track and built his family a home with his own bare hands. He’s fabricated, repaired or repurposed everything from houses, dune buggies and racecars to elevators, computers and wheelchair parts. He’s an expert with…
From Another Mother
I was seven years old when my family moved to the Lake Tapps area that would be my home from then on. That’s when I met a kid named Kurtis Sandmire. We were both the tiniest kids in the second grade and our initials were “K.S.” but that’s pretty much where our similarities ended at the time. While he…
She Held Me Up
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I found this one of me and my mom on Kristen’s phone after she passed. While it may not be the most flattering shot of either of us, I think it says just about all there is to say about what she’s meant to me these last 35 years.Happy…
In Sickness and in Health
I knew today was coming. I’d probably looked at it on the calendar a half a dozen times, but somehow in the overall randomness of the day, I let it slip. My third wedding anniversary. It really is hard to wrap my head around the fact that, in November, Kristen will have been gone for three…
Remembering a Giant
I don’t know how, but in my rush to post something to commemorate a decade since my accident I managed to forget to mention an important group of individuals that have been vital to both my survival and sanity over the years – the motley crew of quadriplegics with various levels of function who meet…
10 years
A decade. Already? Most times it feels closer to 10 minutes or maybe 10 months, but 10 laps around the sun means I have traveled nearly six billion miles without actually moving a muscle – yes, I did the math – which is pretty damn impressive. That kind of time and distance affords you the…
Special Day for a Special Girl!
Everyone knows I have the three most awesome nieces on the planet who are loved (and spoiled) equally by their Uncle. But I have an extra bond with one of them because she’s the only one I got to hold, walk with and be a proper bad influence on. Her name is Alexandra, but you…
Road Trip: Week 2
The maiden voyage with The Bobbseys continues. Originally Facebook updates of a three week tour down to Southern California and back, Week 2 posts are little more sparse upon the return to SoCal, foregoing the bright lights and wild nights of Las Vegas for quality time spent with the family. Day 8 Started the day…
Road Trip: Week 1
The maiden voyage with The Bobbseys begins. Originally Facebook updates of a three week tour down to Southern California and back, Week 1 covers the trip down to San Diego to visit old friends before an impromptu rendezvous with some teammates in the City of Sin led to my brief appearance on The Ultimate Fighter….
Kenny Salvini 